Commonwealth v. Howard

POPOVICH, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered on January 7, 2000, in the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County that granted appellee’s omnibus pretrial motion to suppress. Appellee was charged with two counts of Driving Under the Influence, Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic, Possession of Drag Paraphernalia and Possession of a Small Amount of Marijuana. Appellee filed an omnibus pretrial motion alleging that the initial stop of his motor vehicle was illegal because the officer lacked reasonable grounds to suspect a violation of the Motor Vehicle Code. The lower court…